2.6 Lobby and Tax Reform

1. What problem did General Electric have with the version of the tax reform bill passed by the House of Reps?
It could greatly increase their taxes by restricting deduction of losses of some overseas units.

2. How is the Senate version different than the House version of this tax reform bill regarding the provision GE was worried about?
The Senate's version keeps the company's ability to count the overseas losses when calculating tax liability.

3. How do foreign owned airlines and Delta want the tax bill to be different?

Foreign owned airlines want to prevent a provision in the Senate bill that mandates foreign airlines to pay taxes on income earned on US flights. Delta, on the other hand, wants to keep the tax in the bill to raise money.

5. What will happen to the bill after it is debated and voted on in the Senate?

Leaders in both chambers of Congress make compromises and merge the two competing bills.

6. What problem do real estate company lobbyists have with the House version of this tax bill?

It makes home buying less appealing because it doubles the standard deduction, which makes people less likely to itemize taxes and claim mortgage deductions.

7. Who does the Build Coalition represent?

Telecommunications, agriculture, and manufacturing industries who oppose restricting the corporate interest provisions are represented by this group.

8. How will the tax rate on corporations be changed under the House version of the bill?

It would be lowered to 20 percent from 35 percent.

9. What does the Not One Penny interest group advocate for?

They want to make sure tax revisions are not only beneficial to rich people.

10. What interest group tactic have MoveOn, Tax March, and the Working Families Party been using to advocate against this reform?

They have been using grassroots by advertising to convince people to contact their lawmakers.

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